In Case You Haven't Heard…

It's that time again. It seems that every single survey of Americans about access to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment finds the treatment gap gets bigger. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health for 2024, released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration last week, 95.6% of adults who needed treatment for a SUD in 2024 didn't get it. This was up from 94.7% in 2023. Typically, reasons given are 1) that the person didn't think they needed treatment, 2) that there was no way to pay for treatment, and 3) that the person didn't want treatment. Meanwhile, vaping – both nicotine and marijuana – continues to rise.